%0 Report
        %A Rodríguez-Planas, Núria
        %T Mentoring, Educational Services, and Incentives to Learn: What Do We Know About Them?
        %D 2010
        %8 2010 Oct
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 5255
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp5255
        %X This paper reviews recent studies on the effectiveness of services and incentives offered to disadvantaged youth. We focus our analysis on three types of interventions: mentoring, educational services, and financial rewards. The objective of this article is threefold. First, we explain alternative theoretical points of view in favor (or against – when applicable) each of these interventions. Then, we discuss how recent empirical work has affected that view, and we summarize the latest findings. We conclude with a discussion on what questions remain to be examined. Our hope is that this article will serve as a resource for those seeking to understand what educational interventions work and for whom, and to use as a starting point to illuminate the debate on where to go next.
        %K remedial programs
%K cognitive and non-cognitive skills
%K intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
%K at-risk youth
%K resilience
%K deviancy training
%K deterrence
%K primary- and high-school
%K post-secondary education
%K incentives on inputs and outputs